In San Francisco, a city of exceptional eateries, one recently opened restaurant stands apart – and not just for its amazing food but for the fact that it is a second chance employer, making a point of seeking out and […]
Category Archives: Second Chance Hiring
Oakland employer reaches out to hire ex-offenders
Ashleigh McCullough, senior project manager of Telecom, Inc., is not your typical hiring manager. Far from it. And too bad more people aren’t like her – willing to give ex-offenders a second chance. Addicted to meth for five years, previously […]
Rubicon Bakery says employees with barriers prove to be an asset
Andrew Stoloff, owner of Rubicon Bakery in Richmond, Calif., has a secret he’d like to share. Hiring people with barriers to employment can result in some of the most loyal workers anywhere. And it makes good business sense. Is anybody listening? Baking […]
I Have a Bean created to hire ex-offenders
At Jails to Jobs we’re always on the lookout for employers who are ex-offender friendly, but it’s rare to find a company established with the express purpose of hiring them. During a search through the Twitterverse looking for like-minded […]
Dave’s Killer Bread is inspiration for ex-felons
I’m convinced that there are ex-offender success stories all around us. You just have to be on the lookout for them. It happened to me the other day at Safeway. I was in the bread aisle trying to decide what […]